9+ hour, 47+ min ago  (439+ words) The government said it will regulate the **digital-asset industry** by breaking it down by function " including exchange, custody, brokerage and management " and pursue second-phase **legislation** on a two-track basis. The government said it will assign **centralized exchanges** responsibility as market…...

3+ hour, 31+ min ago  (306+ words) The Wall Street Journal reported that Space X showed some investors an **AI device prototype** ahead of a planned listing, and that it would incorporate **x AI's AI technology** and a **Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset**. If launched, the device could create…...

3+ hour, 55+ min ago  (284+ words) The Kospi closed at 7, 648. 09 on July 2, down 7. 89% from a day earlier. It was the index's first return to the 7, 000 range in about 20 days and its lowest close since June 6, when it ended at 7, 484. 41. The slide was driven mainly by Samsung…...

12+ hour, 51+ min ago  (182+ words) Korbit said Thursday it had overhauled the home screen of its mobile app to improve usability. The redesign is aimed at helping users see key market information as soon as they open the app and access frequently used functions more…...

5+ hour, 22+ min ago  (253+ words) The ministry concluded it cannot wait for next year's regular budget process and is pushing for a supplementary budget this year using excess tax revenue from semiconductors. President Lee Jae-myung said on June 26 that the extra budget should secure related…...

5+ hour, 29+ min ago  (174+ words) Circle, the issuer of dollar-backed stablecoin USDC, has launched an institutional service with Standard Chartered. Circle said July 2 that the companies had introduced institutional USDC minting and redemption services through their partnership. Under the arrangement, Standard Chartered becomes a bank…...

7+ hour, 14+ min ago  (267+ words) Lee Chan-jin, governor of South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service, met with chief executives from the country's virtual-asset industry and urged them to strengthen internal controls. Lee held a meeting on July 2 with the CEOs of 15 major virtual-asset operators, including Bithumb…...

6+ hour, 8+ min ago  (131+ words) bloomingbit Taiko, an Ethereum layer-2 project, has resumed bridge operations about 10 days after a major hack hit the platform. The recovery news sent the Taiko token sharply higher. Coin Desk reported on July 2 that Taiko's cross-chain bridge had been fully…...

8+ hour, 44+ min ago  (395+ words) President Lee Jae-myung thanked the two groups for their Chungcheong investment plans. "On behalf of the people, I thank you for this bold decision," Lee said. He added that hearing Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee speak reminded him of the…...

12+ hour, 19+ min ago  (306+ words) Global sports and entertainment blockchain company Chiliz said on July 2 that it launched Fan Token Intel MCP, a dedicated intelligence layer for sports fan tokens, on OKX's AI agent platform, OKX AI. OKX AI is an AI marketplace designed to…...